Margerine Eclipse

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Alternative Press	4/5^[3]
Drowned in Sound	8/10^[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[5]
Mojo	^[6]
The Observer	^[7]
Pitchfork	7.6/10^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
Spin	B−^[10]

Margerine Eclipse is the eighth studio album by English-French avant-pop band Stereolab. It was first released on 27 January 2004 in the United States by Elektra Records and on 2 February 2004 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records. The album is in large part a eulogy to former band member Mary Hansen, who was killed in a cycling accident in 2002. It is mixed in "dual mono", meaning that each instrumental or vocal part is hard-panned to appear in either the left or right channel only. This technique was also used on its preceding EP Instant 0 in the Universe.

As of June 2004, the album has sold over 40,000 copies in United States.^[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vonal Declosion"	3:34
2.	"Need to Be"	4:50
3.	"'...Sudden Stars'"	4:41
4.	"Cosmic Country Noir"	4:47
5.	"La Demeure"	4:36
6.	"Margerine Rock"	2:56
7.	"The Man with 100 Cells"	3:47
8.	"Margerine Melodie"	6:19
9.	"Hillbilly Motobike"	2:23
10.	"Feel and Triple"	4:53
11.	"Bop Scotch"	3:59
12.	"Dear Marge"	6:56
Total length:		53:41

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vonal Declosion"	3:34
2.	"Need to Be"	4:50
3.	"'...Sudden Stars'"	4:41
4.	"Cosmic Country Noir"	4:47
5.	"La Demeure"	4:36
6.	"Margerine Rock"	2:56
7.	"The Man with 100 Cells"	3:47
8.	"Margerine Melodie"	6:19
9.	"Hillbilly Motobike"	2:23
10.	"La Spirale"	2:24
11.	"Feel and Triple"	4:53
12.	"Bop Scotch"	3:59
13.	"Dear Marge"	6:56
Total length:		56:05

Personnel

Credits for Margerine Eclipse adapted from album liner notes.^[12]

Stereolab

Lætitia Sadier – vocals, trombone on "Margerine Melodie"
Tim Gane – electric guitar, electronics, Occ. organ
Dominic Jeffery – organ, electric piano, harpsichord, celeste
Simon Johns – bass, drums on "Margerine Rock"
Andy Ramsay – drums, drum machine

Additional musicians

Fulton Dingley – drum machine, synthesiser, percussion
Sean O'Hagan – keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, "maybe other things"
Jan St. Werner – insect orchestra on "Vonal Declosion" and "Feel and Triple"

Production

Fulton Dingley – engineering, mixing
Stereolab (as "The Groop") – mixing

Management

Martin Pike (as "Pikey") – management

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[13]	86
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	108
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[15]	11
US Billboard 200^[16]	174
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[17]	6

References

^ "Margerine Eclipse by Stereolab". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ Phares, Heather. "Margerine Eclipse – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ "Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse". Alternative Press (188): 94. March 2004.
^ Robbins, Andy (22 January 2004). "Album Review: Stereolab – Margerine Eclipse". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (26 January 2004). "Margerine Eclipse". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ "Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse". Mojo (124): 90. March 2004.
^ Woodcraft, Molloy (1 February 2004). "Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse". The Observer. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ Leone, Dominique (15 January 2004). "Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ Sanneh, Kelefa (5 February 2004). "Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ "Breakdown". Spin. 20 (30): 96. March 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/warner-to-ax-eighty-artists-20040603
^ Margerine Eclipse (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 2004. D-UHF-CD29.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ "Chart Log UK: DJ S – The System Of Life". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ "Stereolab Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ "Stereolab Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

External links

Margerine Eclipse at official Stereolab website
Margerine Eclipse at Discogs (list of releases)
Margerine Eclipse at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

[1] "Margerine Eclipse by Stereolab". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[allmusic-2] Phares, Heather. "Margerine Eclipse – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[3] "Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse". Alternative Press (188): 94. March 2004.

[4] Robbins, Andy (22 January 2004). "Album Review: Stereolab – Margerine Eclipse". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[5] Vincentelli, Elisabeth (26 January 2004). "Margerine Eclipse". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[6] "Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse". Mojo (124): 90. March 2004.

[7] Woodcraft, Molloy (1 February 2004). "Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse". The Observer. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[8] Leone, Dominique (15 January 2004). "Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[9] Sanneh, Kelefa (5 February 2004). "Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[10] "Breakdown". Spin. 20 (30): 96. March 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[11] ttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/warner-to-ax-eighty-artists-20040603

[booklet-12] Margerine Eclipse (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 2004. D-UHF-CD29.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Scotland_-13] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[14] "Chart Log UK: DJ S – The System Of Life". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[ac_UKIndependent_-15] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[ac_Billboard200_Stereolab-16] "Stereolab Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Stereolab-17] "Stereolab Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

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v t e Stereolab
Tim Gane Lætitia Sadier Andy Ramsay Joe Watson Xavier Muñoz Guimera Duncan Brown Mary Hansen Sean O'Hagan Morgane Lhote Simon Johns
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